The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-16


Mr.. Herbert of Portsmouth for two days
the latter on account Of sickness in his
family
THANKS
A communication was received from
the Senate transmitting a joint resolution
returning thanks 20 AttOrney-General
Ayers and Commonwealth Attorneys
McCabe and Scott for their fidelity TO the
State in the coupon suits.
Mr. Ryan moved to suspend the rules
requiring reference to committee.
This the Republicans unitedly opposed,
so the resolution went TO the Committee
on Federal Relations and Resolutions.
SCHOOL FUNDS UEEXPENDED.
Mr.. Dupuy Of Prince Edward intro
duced a bill providing that all sums Of
money uncxpended in any one year in
any public free school district shall go
into the general school fund Of the State
to be reapportioned for the ensuing year.
POUND AND PURSE NETS.
Mr.. Robinson introduced bill for the
repeal of the law allowing the use OF
pound and purse net in the waters OF the
James and Chicahominy rivers below
tide water
ANOTHER SEAT CONTESTED
The petition Of James +. Kilgor con-
listing The seat Of George W. Leggett
setting member from Princes Anne
county. and a resolution directing the
deposition in the case to be printed, were
presented and referred TO the Committee
on Privileges aud Elections.
THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
AGAIN.
Mr. Harris Of Albemarle rose TO ques
ton Of personal privilege lie read sun
dry published kilograms from the state
grange, one of which stated that com
mittec had been appointed TO visit Rich
mond and find ON who voted for Colonel
Thomas Whitehead o.er Colonel Ran
dOlph Harrison in order that they could
be heralded on the Hastings as opposed
10 the farmers Mr. Harris culOgized ana
defended Mr. Whitehead. He was
politician. said Mr. Harris, but all his ac-
lions. whether political as congressional
representative on journalistic were I'D
favor of the farmer
Mr Elan OF louisa asked the ques'
ton whether Colonel Whitehead was the
same gentleman who said that there was
not teaspo0ntul of good blood IN the
entire Read ulster party.
Mr Harris lan original ReadJuslerl
constituting this as referring 10 himself,
replied that be had voted for Governor
Cameron. but he was not a Republican.
IL can tell YOU. he said, that your party
is but the two tails OF the old Republican
and Readiuster parties.
Mr. Waddil of llcnricO-" What part
of the head and body did your body
carry OH
Mr. Harris we carried of head and
body and lelt you the TWO tails Laugh
ter.
MI. Waddill then offered a resolution,
which, in effect. said that inasmuch as
for two DAYS speeches had been made
about iLc displacement of Colonel llar-
ri-On by CO'oncl Whitehead, therefore a
committee of ten be appointed to inquire
why and how 10 was done
Speaker Cardwell ruled the resolution
0ut of order
Mr Waddiu appealed, and the resolu-
ton was then read for The enlightenment
of tue House.
Nit Hay OF Madison called the pending
question. but Withdrew il at the sugges
/ ton Of Mr. Figgati of BotetOurt, in order
20 allow the gentleman from llenrico to
explain why he appealed.
Mr. Naddill then made political
speech. in which he claimed that il was
usurping autocratical powers iOra speak
er TO ruleithat Il resolution proposing TO
/ investigate the election of State officer
be ruled out by the chair
a short cOllOquial debate followed,
which was closed by the Speaker, who
said that he ruled lhe resolution out OF
order because IL had no connection what
ever with the duties of a member OF the
General Assembly. The resolution re-
fers to the election of an officer of the
State in open session by the General As
sembly. There is no impeachment OF
the Legislatures action nor is any one
displaced from Office The new Commis-
sioner of Agriculture was elected for a
new term
The chairs ruling was sustained ayes,
j3 noes, 33. A srct party vote
An AGGmEvED REPUBLICAN,.
Mr. Martin OF Norfolk county (Repub-
lican), also rose TO question OF personal
privilege. He said that in former years
his name could be found at the ,tail-end
of several important committees, but this
year he was placed only on very unim
portant ones. lie then proceeded in
words TO show that he was sad because
he had not been appointed member OF
the Committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation This was the Kernel lie
asked the privilege of resigning all Of his
committee appointments
The House, by vote, refused unani-
mOusly.
Adjourned al 100.
MicheauN Subiett.
Yesterday evening at . o'clock Bishop
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